1957 4.50 From Paddington

Description

First Edition, Publishers' Original Binding, With Dustwrapper

The first edition of this work, first impression, with no subsequent printings mentioned.

In an excellent example of the unclipped dustwrapper.

'4.50 from Paddington' is a thrilling detective novel by the prolific writer Agatha Christie, featuring Miss Marple, whose friend, Elspeth McGillicuddy, is on her way to visit Marple. McGillicuddy is on the train, when she sees through the window, in a train driving parallel to their own, a man with his back to her, strangling a woman.

Agatha Christie is one of the most prolific and successful detective writers of her time, writing sixty-six detective novels in total. She is best known for her protagonists Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple.